How much paint for CJ-5

How much paint should one get to repaint a 1955 CJ-5? I've picked my colors, but just curious about the amount and if I should clear coat as well, I'm not looking for show quality, but I want the paint to stay awhile, any input would be appreciated. Thanks

 

When I painted my 69 a couple of years ago I used about 3 quarts of color. Keep in mind I did not paint under the hood or inside the tub, this was only outside sheet metal and the windshield frame. I did have some paint left over though, so when I rolled my jeep I was able to repaint a new fender:smash:

I bought a gallon of clear coat as well since the paint I was using a base coat/clear coat. I am not a very good painter so I put a couple of extra coats of clear to allow me to cut and buff to a decent finish.

It's important to keep your primer color as close as possible to your paint color to keep from having to apply to many coats to get coverage. I painted a car red once that had black primer...needless to say it took about 3 gallons of paint to paint that color, where it would have taken half that amount had the primer been a reddish color.mehh

Here's a pic of my old Jeep.

 

inside and out will take 1.5 to 2 gals of single stage paint...if you are going wheeling id use single stage as when it scratches it stays body color clear scratches white remember you get what you pay for cheep money means cheep paint.....

 

about 4/5ths of a gallon inside and out.
roller applied farm implement paint.

 

9 rattle cans .

 

I have painted one with 2qts but that's really pushing it. Go with 3qts and you should be good to go, if your just doing the outside!

 

ok my gun is 20 years old and I like paint but Id rather have too much on hand than run out 1/2 coat from done.....